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Salvador to Santiago flight path

SSA → SCLSSASCL
The shortest path on the sphere. On a flat map it looks curved; on the globe it is a straight line.

Along the shortest route, the flight from Salvador to Santiago covers 2,480 miles (4,000 km) — about 5 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Chile. 2% of the route is over water.

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From Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (SSA) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) · SSA · SCL

SSASalvador
SCLSantiago
Great-circle distance
4,000 km
Duration, no wind
5 h 05 min
Over water
2 %
Time difference today
+0 h

The route drawn is the theoretical one — the shortest path on the sphere. The real aircraft follows airways, avoids storms and closed airspace, and rides the wind: it can be hundreds of kilometres off.

What countries do you fly over from Salvador to Santiago?

  • Brazil
  • Paraguay
  • Argentina
  • Chile

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Aconcagua

To see Aconcagua (6,959 m), sit on the right: it lies about 40 km from the route, ≈ 4 h 45 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Franca ≈ 1 h 45 min
  • Ribeirão Preto ≈ 1 h 50 min
  • Bauru ≈ 2 h 00 min
  • Londrina ≈ 2 h 20 min
  • Maringá ≈ 2 h 25 min
  • Cascavel ≈ 2 h 40 min
  • Córdoba ≈ 4 h 05 min
  • Tupungato Volcano (6,550 m) ≈ 4 h 45 min
  • Cerro Cantillana (2,281 m) ≈ 4 h 50 min
Right window
  • Vitória da Conquista ≈ 40 min
  • Montes Claros ≈ 1 h 05 min
  • São José do Rio Preto ≈ 1 h 55 min
  • Aconcagua (6,959 m) ≈ 4 h 45 min

Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.

Leg by leg

1 h2 h3 h4 hUTC−3Brazilian HighlandsSerra GeralEntre RíosPampasAndesAconcagua 6,959 m 40 kmTupungato Volcano 6,550 m 39 kmCerro Cantillana 2,281 m 49 kmCórdoba 104 kmRibeirão Preto 81 kmLondrina 63 kmSão José do Rio Preto 49 kmMontes Claros 51 kmMaringá 27 kmVitória da Conquista 7 kmBauru 103 kmCascavel 76 kmFranca 51 kmSSASCL▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶1 h2 h3 h4 hBrazilian HighlandsSerra GeralEntre RíosFranca51 km off routeRibeirão Preto81 km off routeBauru103 km off routeLondrina63 km off routeMaringá27 km off routeCascavel76 km off routeCórdoba104 km off routeTupungato Volcano6,550 m · 39 kmVitória da Conquista7 km off routeMontes Claros51 km off routeSão José do Rio Preto49 km off routeAconcagua6,959 m · 40 kmSSASCLUTC−3

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport
  2. Below: Brazilian Highlands93 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  3. Vitória da Conquista, Brazil — on the right, 7 km away348 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  4. Montes Claros, Brazil — on the right, 51 km away730 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  5. Franca, Brazil — on the left, 51 km away1,280 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
  6. Ribeirão Preto, Brazil — on the left, 81 km away1,360 km · ≈ 1 h 50 min into the flight
  7. São José do Rio Preto, Brazil — on the right, 49 km away1,470 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
  8. Bauru, Brazil — on the left, 103 km away1,540 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
  9. Londrina, Brazil — on the left, 63 km away1,780 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
  10. Maringá, Brazil — on the left, 27 km away1,850 km · ≈ 2 h 25 min into the flight
  11. Below: Serra Geral1,850 km · ≈ 2 h 25 min into the flight
  12. Cascavel, Brazil — on the left, 76 km away2,080 km · ≈ 2 h 40 min into the flight
  13. Below: Entre Ríos2,650 km · ≈ 3 h 20 min into the flight
  14. Below: Gran Chaco2,680 km · ≈ 3 h 20 min into the flight
  15. Below: Chaco Austral2,700 km · ≈ 3 h 20 min into the flight
  16. Below: Pampas3,080 km · ≈ 3 h 45 min into the flight
  17. Córdoba, Argentina — on the left, 104 km away3,350 km · ≈ 4 h 05 min into the flight
  18. Below: Andes3,730 km · ≈ 4 h 30 min into the flight
  19. Aconcagua, 6,959 m — on the right, 40 km away3,900 km · ≈ 4 h 45 min into the flight
  20. Tupungato Volcano, 6,550 m — on the left, 39 km away3,910 km · ≈ 4 h 45 min into the flight
  21. Landing at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport4,000 km · ≈ 4 h 50 min into the flight
  22. Cerro Cantillana, 2,281 m — on the left, 49 km away4,000 km · ≈ 4 h 50 min into the flight

Times assume a typical jet speed, no wind and an on-time departure. Good for orientation, not for your watch.

Which side the sun, sunrise or sunset will be on

Enter the day and take-off time. Your phone does the maths: the sun's position on every leg of the route, relative to the nose of the aircraft.

Take-offLanding

Sky: light is daytime, amber is sunrise or sunset, dark is night. Left and Right show which side the sun is on for each leg.

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Arriving in Santiago

Santiago
Santiago · Photo: Omnespsx ( D • ES ) · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 5 h 05 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.

2,480 miles (4,000 km, 2,160 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC−3Bahia

Airspace (FIRs) along the route

Each is a control region: when the aircraft crosses the boundary, the centre talking to the pilot changes. Boundaries are approximate, from the VATSIM data set, not the official ICAO chart.

  • Recife
  • Brasilia
  • Curitiba
  • Asuncion
  • Resistencia
  • Cordoba
  • Mendoza
  • Santiago

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Salvador to Santiago?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Salvador to Santiago covers 2,480 miles (4,000 km) — about 5 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Chile. 2% of the route is over water.

What countries do you fly over from Salvador to Santiago?

It passes over or close to Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Chile. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Salvador to Santiago?

About 5 h 05 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.

How far is Salvador from Santiago by plane?

2,480 miles (4,000 km, 2,160 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

How much of the flight is over water?

2% of the route, about 93 km.

Why doesn't the plane fly in a straight line on the map?

It does fly straight — on a sphere. On a flat map the shortest path looks curved; on the globe on this page it looks like what it is.

Does GPS work in airplane mode?

Yes. GPS is a receiver: it listens to satellites and transmits nothing, so it keeps working in airplane mode. What you won't have is a map unless you downloaded it; Modo Avión carries its own.

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How this was calculated

The route is the great-circle arc between both airports, split into 300 points. At each point a point-in-polygon test runs against 1,102 airspace regions, 418 time zones and 1,338 physical geography regions. Countries are those with a town within 25 km of the route: in empty areas one may be missing. Cities named have over 250,000 people and lie within 110 km.

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